Welcome to Hartsville ...
Hartsville is located in Berkshire County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
Hartsville is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hartsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Hartsville lies within the (413) area code.
Websites for Hartsville ...
Junior League: www.jlbc.info/
Communities Also Named Hartsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Hartsville: This one is located in Berkshire County and the other is located in Dukes County.
Beyond Massachusetts, there are 12 communities that are also named Hartsville - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hartsville.
Communities near Hartsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hartsville.
- Pittsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
- Great Barrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- Lenox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - North Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Hartland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Stockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hartsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hartsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hartsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hartsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hartsville. See our Newspapers Page for Hartsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartsville ...
Looking for more information about Hartsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hartsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hartsville.
Adding Hartsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hartsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hartsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Hartsville post office opened in 1837.
We also found Hartsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hartsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hartsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |